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883:References
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747:brown teal
700:Pōhutukawa
634:European (
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218:The name,
163:Population
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749:(pāteke,
691:mustelids
596:Human use
240:greywacke
226:Geography
73:Geography
1308:Milldale
1265:Army Bay
1233:Auckland
1175:held in
1131:6 August
871:See also
850:Motutapu
811:rifleman
795:fernbird
741:(tīeke,
578:(38.33)
189:Auckland
100:174°53′E
78:Location
1333:Waiwera
919:3 March
846:Motuora
842:Motuihe
822:tuatara
781:(hihi,
621:Waikato
606:Kawerau
604:of the
591:History
573:(3.02)
568:(2.30)
563:(2.98)
558:(3.09)
553:(3.86)
548:(4.09)
543:(3.98)
538:(3.62)
533:(2.85)
528:(3.41)
523:(2.70)
518:(2.43)
508:(55.8)
503:(59.2)
498:(55.6)
493:(53.1)
488:(51.1)
483:(49.5)
478:(49.3)
473:(51.3)
468:(54.9)
463:(58.8)
458:(61.3)
453:(63.0)
448:(61.9)
438:(60.3)
433:(64.2)
428:(60.6)
423:(57.7)
418:(55.6)
413:(53.8)
408:(53.4)
403:(55.2)
398:(59.0)
393:(63.0)
388:(66.2)
383:(68.2)
378:(67.1)
368:(64.9)
363:(69.3)
358:(65.7)
353:(62.4)
348:(60.1)
343:(58.1)
338:(57.6)
333:(59.2)
328:(63.1)
323:(67.1)
318:(71.1)
313:(73.2)
308:(72.3)
246:Climate
183:in the
97:36°36′S
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1038:20 May
1034:. NIWA
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803:tomtit
763:takahē
716:pūkeko
695:forest
636:Pākehā
259:Month
242:rock.
205:takahē
1318:Orewa
1275:Manly
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1125:(PDF)
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